• Congratulations McConnell members selected for promotion

    Team McConnell would like to congratulate its following senior airmen and staff sergeants who were recently selected for supplemental promotion to staff and technical sergeant. The following senior airmen were selected for promotion to staff sergeant. 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Heath Bonnell Andy

  • KC-135 featured on NPR's Morning Edition

    JJ Sutherland, a Pentagon correspondent for National Public Radio, climbed aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., recently to produce a report on the aging aircraft for NPR's Morning Edition. Titled "The Stratotanker: A flying piece of history endures," the nearly

  • Twin Lakes Golf Course scheduled to close

    Col. James C. Vechery, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, made the decision, Sept. 30, to close the golf course due to a lack of use and resulting in a loss of revenue. The course is scheduled to stay open for another 45 to 60 days to finish out the season. Deb's at the Turn will remain open for

  • 101 Critical Days over; Airmen to remain vigilant with Fall Safety Campaign

    Although Air Mobility Command's 101 Critical Days of Summer ended successfully this year with no fatalities, mobility Airmen must remain on guard this fall season, officials said. "Though the command did fantastically during the 101 Critical Days campaign, we must not lessen our accident and

  • Senate confirms Donley to be next secretary of Air Force

    Michael B. Donley will be the next secretary of the Air Force based on an Oct. 2 Senate confirmation vote here. Secretary Donley was designated by the president to begin serving as acting secretary on June 21, 2008. The former director of administration and management for the Defense Department, he

  • Bone marrow registration becomes walk-in at lab

    Each year, more than 30,000 adults and children are diagnosed with leukemia or other fatal blood diseases that may require a lifesaving bone marrow transplant if other treatments fail. More than 70 percent must search for a matching donor outside of their immediate family. Since the late 1980s, the